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Fela Anilkulapo-Kuti's 'Beast of No Nation'

Following his release from prison in 1986, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti released the album, ‘Beast of No Nation’ to critical acclaim. The song came both as a scathing criticism of the Nigerian military regime at the time and in response to the event surrounding his detention and prison experience. Specifically composed in themes highlighting, among other things, the characteristic brutal nature of military rule, human rights abuses, undemocratic makeup of the United Nations, and apartheid in South Africa, Fela used the song to expose political figures and institutions which for him represented tools of…